Mohammad Jalili

Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IRAN

[ 1 ] - The Impact of the Faculty Development Workshop on Educational Research Abilities of Faculties in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Background: Faculty development programs have received considerable investment of resources from medical institutions, though the effect and output of them has been infrequently studied. This study was design to measure the effect of the Mashhad University of Medical Sciences’ faculty development workshops. Methods: Three faculty development workshops on educational research were conducted to i...

[ 2 ] - تحلیل کیفیت آزمون عینی ساختارمند بالینی در دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران

مقدمه: با رواج آزمون‌های مبتنی بر عملکرد، استفاده از شاخص‌های مناسب برای اطمینان از کیفیت آنها ضروری است. این مطالعه به بررسی متریک‌های‌ آزمون عینی ساختارمند بالینی (Objective Structured Clinical Examination) می‌پردازد. روش‌ها: در این مطالعه توصیفی مقطعی درده ایستگاه آزمون OSCE پیش‌کارورزی سال 91 دانشگاه علوم پزشکی، نمره حدنصاب به روش رگرسیون مرزی تعیین شد و میزان ردی محاسبه گردید. ریشه میانگی...

[ 3 ] - Standard setting in medical education: fundamental concepts and emerging challenges

  The process of determining the minimum pass level to separate the competent students from those who do not perform well enough is called standard setting. A large number of methods are widely used to set cut-scores for both written and clinical examinations. There are some challenging issues pertaining to any standard setting procedure. Ignoring these concerns would result in a large dispute ...

[ 4 ] - طراحی چک لیست ارزیابی مهارت‌های عملی دانشجویان دندانپزشکی در درس بیماری‌های دهان و فک و صورت و مقایسه آن با روش Global rating

Background and Aims: The objective of this study was the development of a checklist for assessment of students’ clinical skills in the clinical oral medicine. The second aim was the assessment of stake holders’ satisfaction of this checklist in comparison to the routine global rating method. Materials and Methods: The checklist was developed in an expert panel sessions and the ...

[ 5 ] - Misconceptions and Integration

Introduction: Pervasive beliefs regarding curricular reformand integration have flourished among medical students, facultymembers and medical school administrators. These conceptshave extensively impacted the reform process, sometimes byresisting the reforms and sometimes by diverting the curriculumfrom its planned objectives. In the current paper, we have tried toaddress the challenges of inte...

[ 6 ] - Developing comprehensive course evaluation guidelines in Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Dear Editor Program directors need to evaluate educationalprograms to ensure their quality (1). The resultsof a survey conducted in Tehran University ofMedical Sciences (TUMS) in early 2012 showedthat program evaluation was not an establishedprocess in the majority of schools. It was at besta stand-alone project focusing on a single courseor a particular component of it with no structuredfollow...

[ 7 ] - Comparison of Academic Achievement and Educational Environment of Basic Sciences Phase of MD Program in Tehran University of Medical Sciences, before and after Curricular Reform

Introduction: Curriculum reform of MD program in Tehran University of Medical Sciences involves fundamental changes in many aspects of the program. Three years after implementation of the new curriculum, evaluation of program outcomes is necessary. The aim of this study was to compare academic achievement and educational environment of basic sciences phase of the previous curriculum with those ...

[ 9 ] - Factors Influencing Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise Scores: A Review Article

Introduction: The Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX ) is widely used to assess clinical performance because of its practicality. Although initial studies have supported its reliability and validity, the utility of Mini-CEX is under serious debate due to inconsistencies in rater judgments. This study aimed to review the relevant literature on the utility of Mini-CEX in order to find ou...

[ 10 ] - Congress Attendance Report: AMEE 2014

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[ 11 ] - Guessing in Multiple Choice Questions: Challenges and Strategies

Introduction: Guessing is one of the most challenging issues in multiple choice questions. Several strategies, such as negative scoring, have been suggested for preventing students from choosing the right answer just by chance. However, there is no general agreement on using such strategies. The aim of this study was to review the scoring methods which are used for reducing guessing, and evalua...

[ 12 ] - Viewpoints of Nursing Students and Faculties about Clinical Performance Assessment Using Programmatic Approach

Introduction: Clinical assessment in nursing education is essential because of variety of objectives and complexity of clinical performance. Programmatic approach is an opportunity for comprehensive and multidimensional assessment. Opinions of stakeholders have an effect on application and effectiveness of a program. Thus, the aim of this study was evaluation of nursing students’ and faculties’...

[ 13 ] - Setting Standard Threshold Scores for an Objective Structured Clinical Examination using Angoff Method and Assessing the Impact of Reality Chacking and Discussion on Actual Scores

Introduction: A variety of standard setting methods are used worldwide for medical examination acceptance scores while standards of most exams in our country are pre-determined fixed scores which are set without any scientific methodolgy. The aim of this study is to determine minimum pass level for a pre-internship objective structured clinical examination using Angoff method in Tehran Universi...

[ 14 ] - The Concept of Scholarship: Educational Scholarship and Its Application in Iran

One of the notions entered in university fields in the last two decades is the concept of scholarship and especially educational scholarship. Due to the inclusion of this concept in the first article of faculty members' academic promotion bylaw and considering it as a mandatory component for academic promotion, great attention has been paid to this topic. Remarking the background and principles...